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Mathias Habib. Photo provided by the Mathias Habib Foundation association. Add as preferred on Google “Did ChatGPT contribute to Mathias’s suicide?” This question is now before California’s courts. On Oct. 14, Charbel and Soha Habib filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of San Francisco County, a court of first instance, against three OpenAI entities and its CEO, Sam Altman. The parents of the 15-year-old believe that their son’s prolonged exchanges with the company’s AI chatbot, ChatGPT, contributed to his decision to take his own life as he spiralled into suicidal thoughts, without directing him to seek help from people.According to the lawsuit, which has attracted significant media attention in Lebanon, ChatGPT allegedly drew him into “dark philosophies” that led him to see life as “suffering” and death as a form of “liberation.”Since their son’s death on April 22, the father has been campaigning for better... You have reached your article limitStay informed about a Middle East in crisis.Subscribe for $0.5/month for the first 3 months. Subscribe now Log in This article is only available to L’Orient Today subscribers. Subscribe now Log in Create a free account to continue reading this article. You’ll also receive The Morning Brief, our must-read daily digest of Middle East news. Opt out anytime Email Address Password Email Address Password I would like to receive special offers from L'Orient Today as well as selections of the best articles. Register By creating an account, you agree to the terms and conditions of use and our privacy policy. Register Or register with: Facebook
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